Educational reference. Measured from 1380 recorded 1m bars of ES (E mini S&P 500) on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Stochastics %K crossed above 80 66 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 3 minutes. Across the whole session it sat above 80 for 24.7% of the time, between 20 and 80 for 60.7%, and below 20 for 14.6%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 80 | 24.7% | 341 | 66 | 3 min | 22 min | |
| Between 20 and 80 | 60.7% | 837 | 114 | 6 min | 34 min | |
| Below 20 | 14.6% | 202 | 47 | 3 min | 21 min |
Stochastics places the close within the recent high low range, so 80 means the market is finishing near the top of where it has traded — a statement about position in the range, not about momentum.
Here the reading entered overbought territory 66 times, with a median stay of 3 minutes and a longest of 22. In a trending market the reading can pin near 100 for hours, so the longest single visit is the number that tells you whether this was a range day or a trend day.